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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 11.33 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the Fairphone 5's 75.5 score. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P Smart (2021) has an older 10 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Huawei P Smart (2021)'s body is a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei P Smart (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1224 x 2700 resolution and a little bit better display pixel density. Huawei P Smart (2021) counts with a little bit better storage capacity to install applications and games than Fairphone 5, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Fairphone 5 features a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM. The Huawei P Smart (2021) shoots better pictures and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels and a way tinier camera sensor giving a lot lower image quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture.
The Huawei P Smart (2021) has longer battery lifetime than Fairphone 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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